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If you are teaching about the Goldilocks' Zone, or the atmosphere, or the requirement of water for life, this is the perfect project for your students! I teach this project toward the end of our solar system unit as a summative assessment tool. We typically spend 3 days in-class working on the assignment, with an additional couple days allowed at home if they need it. Students love the creativity of being able to design an entire planet from scratch! This project makes students use some higher-

Compare the skeletons of common rodents with the skeleton of humans with this interactive lab! Includes background information, lab procedures, and post-lab questions with a focus on human anatomy. This is a great lesson for students to learn about the different bones of the body. In addition to this download, you will need owl pellets for each student or pair of students, as well as a bone ID chart for each station. My recommended bone chart is through Cornell Labs, which I have linked below. I

This comprehensive test covers all the major parts of a flowering plant - from the root tip to the stigma! It is a challenging test, especially if you require all the blanks to be filled in. When I use this for my middle school students, I require only 20 answers to be filled in. For high school, I recommend filling in every answer choice.

This lab has been a favorite for many of my students! Gather your own samples to inspect from your school's campus - or even from students' homes! This lab takes students through microscope procedures and protozoa identification. In this download, you will receive: Teacher instructionsLab proceduresProtozoa identification chartObservations pagePost-lab questions

Get rid of students' ideas of a "food chain" with this fun and educational activity! Students are assigned an organism within a temperate forest ecosystem (based on east coast USA) and get to see where they fit within the food web. Organisms range from various plants, insects, birds, small mammals, and predators. This activity needs a ball of yarn or string for best results. Includes: Instructions (36) printable organism cards

Teach your students the scientific method with this fun activity! Students spend some time researching and preparing their paper airplanes using resources from NASA, and then get to test their hypotheses by modifying their planes and measuring their flight distances.